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Opinion: NH needs to do away with redistricting maps for partisan advantage

Liz Tentarelli of Newbury is president of League of Women Voters New Hampshire. Here in New Hampshire, the League of Women Voters has been involved in the fight for fair elections and for the fair maps that make them possible since 2004, when we.

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5 seats in U.S. House of Representatives is 'better' for Oregon | Local News Stories

ONTARIO It has not occurred since 1980, when Oregon gained a fifth seat in the U.S House of Representatives. However, based on the data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, the state will received a sixth congressional seat with the redistricting taking place as a result of the 2020 census.  That was confirmed by Ben Williams, policy specialist with the National Conference of State Legislatures, during a joint meeting of the House and Senate Special Committees on redistricting conducted online. “It will give Oregon better representation,” said District 15 Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis, co-chairwoman of the House committee According to Census figures, the U.S. population grew by 7.4% over the 2010 census, and was put at 331,449,281. One of closely watched results of the census is the shifting of U.S. House seats among states. And, of the last three census results, 2020 produced the smallest shift of seats, at seven. After the 2000 census there was a shift of 18 seats and a

With new US House seat up for grabs, Oregon lawmakers set to redrawing districts

Wildfire Recovery Panel Seeks Public Input

Oregon lawmakers in charge of guiding the legislature’s response to last fall’s wildfires are seeking input in the form of a series of public hearings.